How It Started

Chapter 39 - Fred Weasley

Dumbledoor was dead, the wizarding world was crumbling and confining into the art of war. I didnt know what that meant for my future, but right now every person you came across was scared.

People were too scared to leave their homes, so George and I thought it would be best if we closed the store down, just for the time being at least.

Just as instructed George and I had flown to number four privet drive, with the help of many others we had created the perfect plan to get Harry Potter to his last year at Hogwarts without being hunted and killed by you know who. The plan was simple enough, a large handful of us would take a polyjuice potion to create Harry clones if you will, even the dark lord wouldn't be able to find the real Potter.

As George and I arrived at the house, the large group of people were already forming, Ron, Hermione, Vesper, George and I , Bill, Fluer, Lupin, Tonks, Dad, Mad-Eye, Kingsley, Hagrid, Mundungus, and of course Selina, we sure had a weird hand picking of people for this journey.

I glanced around the crowed looking for someone in particular, I didn't have to look far until Lina went running into my arms engulfing me in a large hug. I bent down to give her a kiss, she smiled releasing her arms around me.
"Get a room" George said making a fake gagging noise. I elbowed him in the ribs as I took her hand and we walked inside the house.

"How's Angelina?" Lina asked George making light conversation waiting for everyone to come inside. I found myself examining the house, the room we were standing in had no furniture which wasn't a surprise the Dursley's had departed the house hours before, although the over bearing flower wall paper remained.

Eventually everyone found their way into the living room and we formed a crowed around Mad Eye Moody, he pulled out several glasses and nodded at Vesper. She walked up to Harry and pulled at his hair.

"Ow Vess that hurt" he cried rubbing the back of his head

"Do you want to get to Hogwarts safely or not?" She argued back, their light bickering reminded me of grandparents.

The hair was mixed into the potions and then handed out to George, Ron, Hermione, Fleur, Vesper, Selina and myself. Surely seven fake Harry's would be enough to Fool the death eaters.

"I don't want you all to risk your lives for me" Harry bursted out, everyone stared silently at him.

"Harry tis aint for discussin" Hagrid said his thick accent coming through his words

"Hagrids right Harry we're doing this for the greater good, you're the key to solving this, that's what dumbledoor said before, before he died and I for one believe him" Tonks said smiling

Everyone agreed and eventually Harry loosened up and started smiling again. I glanced up the potion, still holding Linas hand I said out loud to everyone in the room.

"Bottoms up" and gulped the entire thing down. I watched as the others around me did the same and slowly but surely were all started changing. First it was the hair, my vivid red locks replaced my a dark brown colour. It was weird to glanced around the room see the people transform in front of my very own eyes.

"Gee Fred we look identical" George said winking at me, that got a few laughs from the group although Fleur seemed to be on edge with the whole situation. Each of the Harry clones were given the same outfit the real Harry was wearing, and a pair of glasses.

"Harry your eyesight is awful" hermione took note placing the glasses on

"Bloody hell this is weird" Ron said eyeing all of the changing Harry's. I slipped on the pants and tshirt, completing the look with the glasses. Hermione was right Harry had awful eye sight, it was a wonder he good even walk in a straight line.

"Alrighty I guess we should get going they will be here any moment" Mad eye moody said paranoid in some sorts, his eyes darting around the room and towards the front door.

Each one of the Harry clones was given an elder wizard which would help protect them against the obvious signs of danger.

Harry was first to take flight, he rode in the passenger seat to Hagrids flying motorcycle, I found it amusing that Hagrid made Harry wear a helmet, after everything he has gone through and was about to go through, a helmet was Hagrids main priority.

"Freddie" Lina whispered
"Mhm" I said turning to face her, it was weird to instead see Harry's face
"Please be safe....see you soon" she said nodding and walking away
"See you soon" I whispered to myself

As I mounted my broom and took flight, it became very apparent that I had not predicted the severity of this journey. Everyone's wands were at the ready as we drifted off into the night sky.

We all started the journey to Hogwarts at the same point, although we soon drifted apart and went seperate directions, to maximise the clones usage.

"Fuck" I gasped ducking as a killing curse was released from a vanishing death eater, I spun my head immediately around thankfully no one was at the back firing line from that.

I had several more questionable curses flung my way, each one of them I had thankfully avoided. Eventually but surely we made it to the school. I was beyond relieved as I landed and made my way into the great hall. I would have to wait for the polyjuice potion to where off and the rest of the group to come back before I could leave.

I wasn't the first one to arrive in fact George was clutching his head blood pouring down his hand.

"Bloody hell are you ok?" A Harry figure said which I could easily identify as Ron.

George shrugged "it's only an ear right? I've got another one anyway" I laughed at this and helped get his head bandaged up.

More and more people were flying into the grounds. The potion itself had completed worn off by the time the real Harry landed and walked into the great hall.

Lina and Vesper walked into the great hall together. I couldn't help but laugh at how ridiculous Lina looked in the Harry's clothes, everything was oversized and she was practically tripping over the pant legs.

Everyone had made the journey safely, minus a few scratches and a missing ear. It was successful, although life threatening and extremely scary, successful.

It was nerve wracking to remember that this was the first step we had to take to even get Harry to Hogwarts, I just wondered what the rest of the year would foretell.